Factors Affecting the Job Satisfaction of Caregivers in a Home-Based Elderly Care Program

Rong, Xiao; Zhou, Zhipeng; Su, Yihui

doi:10.3390/ijerph19159332

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“…More than half of these workers are engaged on an hourly schedule, but some still work as live-in workers. Coinciding with the findings of previous studies, most home care workers in Shanghai lack labor contracts [ 10 , 11 ]. Most of them are rural married migrant women who work in the informal sector and have a low level of education.…”

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“…They are mainly middle-aged and low-educated. A large-scale random-sample survey of domestic workers conducted in 2019 revealed that only 1.6% of care workers in Beijing have labor contracts [ 10 , 11 ]. Other studies show that these female rural migrant care workers usually work overtime, lack leisure time, and sometimes have to face abuse from clients [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”

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Subjective Perception of Work and the Home Care Workers’ Depression

Zhang

2022

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The care crisis has become a global trend, and the demand for child and elderly care is increasing worldwide. The increasing number of home care workers plays a significant role in meeting this demand in developing countries. The mental health of these workers is associated with the quality of care they provide, which has rarely been studied. This paper explored the factors that affect home care workers’ depression, including their socio-demographic characteristics, working environment, relationship with clients, social support networks, economic burden, and subjective perceptions of discrimination and work. It utilized data from the Shanghai Domestic-work Professionalization Survey (SDPS), which was conducted among four types of in-home caregivers (n = 1000) in Shanghai over a period ranging from May to September 2021. The results show that the variables of marriage, education, self-reported health, relationship with client, economic burden, and subjective perceptions of discrimination and care work are significantly associated with home care workers’ level of depression. However, the variables of gender, age, household registration, and work environmental factors have no significant effect on their level of depression, which differs from the findings of previous studies on care workers in other institutions.

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Subjective Perception of Work and the Home Care Workers’ Depression

Zhang

2022

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“…In addition, working under time pressure might lead to poorer quality of care in a form of providing only basic care, instead of holistic care [ 47 ]. Previous studies among staff working in home care services have similarly highlighted the relation to clients as a factor influencing job satisfaction [ 48 ] and lack of control, role conflicts and role overload as factors influencing stress [ 27 ].…”

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Job demand and job resource factors explaining stress and job satisfaction among home care nurses – a mixed-methods sequential explanatory study

Kaihlanen,

Ruotsalainen,

Väisänen

et al. 2023

BMC Nurs

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Background Increasing home care has been seen as a way to respond to the growing care needs of the aging population. To secure a sufficient number of nurses to provide home care, it is essential to identify and take into account the factors related to their well-being and job satisfaction. This study examined associations of both objective and subjective job demands and resources with stress and job satisfaction among nurses working in home care. Methods This study used a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. First, quantitative data was collected with a survey, followed by a qualitative survey with open-ended questions. Linear regression analyses and qualitative content analysis with an inductive approach were used to analyze the quantitative and qualitative data, respectively. Joint display in a form of a table was used to integrate the results. Results Of the objectively measured job demands and resources, higher proportion of direct care time and higher number of interruptions were associated with higher stress in the fully adjusted models. Of the subjective measures, higher time pressure, role conflicts and disruptions were associated with higher stress. Higher time pressure, role conflicts, and disruptions in the workday were associated with lower job satisfaction, whereas higher care continuity and having more autonomy were associated with higher job satisfaction. The results of the qualitative study, in which the nurses described their experiences of their working week, partly explained and confirmed the results of the quantitative study but were also contradictory in some respects. Conclusions Many demands, both subjectively experienced and objectively measured in terms of work organization, may undermine home care nurses’ well-being and enjoyment at work. A severe nursing shortage combined with a growing number of clients is the reality of home care, significantly increasing the risk of burnout and turnover among employees. Strategies must be developed urgently to ensure sufficient personnel in home care. For example, investments should be made in opportunities for autonomous planning of work, and promotion of good cooperation and functionality of work teams.

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“…When a nurse is making crucial clinical decisions and implementing evidence-based practices, emotional intelligence plays a significant role and has a significant impact on their clinical life. On the other hand, their level of job satisfaction was strongly impacted by stress at work, rising hospital nurse demands for daily tasks, and increased accountability for their work 1,2 .…”

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Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Job Satisfaction among nurses: descriptive study

Farhana,

Kouser,

Ghani

et al. 2023

PJMHS

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Background: Emotional intelligence affects a nurse's capacity for critical thought, the use of evidence and information in practise, as well as other areas of nursing. Aim: To ascertain the relationship between nurses' job happiness and emotional intelligence in a few tertiary care facilities. Study design: A descriptive Correlational study. Methodology: Structured self-administered questionnaires are used to gather data. The participants' socio-demographic data was presented in the first section. The surveys used to assess the nurses' job satisfaction contained 21 items. The second section of the questionnaire included a self-evaluation of emotional intelligence and management skills for several emotional variations (awareness, relationship, and management). Data is analyzed by SPSS version-20. Results: 79.2% of subjects had high emotional intelligence. According to Job Satisfaction Levels, the majority of respondents (95.11%) were happy with their jobs. The relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction is statistically significant, with an r-value of 0.240 and a P-value of 0.008 respectively. It demonstrates how people with high emotional intelligence typically exhibit more positive behaviors. Practical Implication: This study aided in the investigation of the link between nurses' job happiness and emotional intelligence. Conclusion: The findings emphasise the importance of using emotional intelligence and familiarity with emotions, such as (recognising, understanding, managing, and controlling emotions), to boost nurse job satisfaction, which in turn enhances the quality of nursing care. When employing nursing staff, management should make emotional intelligence a top requirement. Keywords: Job Satisfaction, Emotional Intelligence, Nursing profession and Evaluation.

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Factors Affecting the Job Satisfaction of Caregivers in a Home-Based Elderly Care Program

Cited by 7 publications

References 71 publications

Subjective Perception of Work and the Home Care Workers’ Depression

Subjective Perception of Work and the Home Care Workers’ Depression

Job demand and job resource factors explaining stress and job satisfaction among home care nurses – a mixed-methods sequential explanatory study

Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Job Satisfaction among nurses: descriptive study

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